EDH Optimizer
Captain Rex Nebula
Legendary Creature — Human Pilot Employee · 1RW
Color identity: Red · White · Boros
Captain Rex Nebula is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose target nonland permanent you control. Until end of turn, it becomes a Vehicle artifact with base power and toughness each equal to its mana value, and it gains crew 2 and "Crash Land — Whenever this Vehicle deals damage, roll a six-sided die. If the result is equal to this Vehicle's mana value, sacrifice this Vehicle, then it deals that much damage to any target."
Reference price of the card: €0.19
Average lands in decks for Captain Rex Nebula: 36
VehiclesArtifactsTheftAggroPlaneswalkersTokensDie RollBurn
Build your Captain Rex Nebula deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Captain Rex Nebula 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Captain Rex Nebula deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (50/100)
- Consistency86
- Speed59
- Interaction27
- Resilience71
- Closing20
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (23 nonbasic, 6 Plains, 7 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Parhelion II · Pia's Revolution · Salvation Engine · Foundry Inspector · Voyager Quickwelder · Combat Thresher · Swords to Plowshares · Solemn Simulacrum · Boros Signet · Steel Seraph · Faithless Looting · Valor's Flagship · Skitterbeam Battalion · Clown Car · Threefold Thunderhulk · Path to Exile · Aeronaut Admiral · Hijack · Trash for Treasure · Talisman of Conviction · Vexing Puzzlebox · Frogmyr Enforcer · Kolodin, Triumph Caster · Strionic Resonator · Chaos Warp · Gastal Thrillroller · Start Your Engines · Alibou, Ancient Witness · Blasphemous Act · Boros Charm · Colossal Plow · Mysterious Limousine · Barbarian Class · Crash and Burn · Fallaji Dragon Engine · Lithoform Engine · Reckless Handling · Speedway Fanatic · Blitz Automaton · Everflowing Chalice · Fling · Losheel, Clockwork Scholar · Take for a Ride · Wyll, Blade of Frontiers · Built to Smash · Fleetwheel Cruiser · Commander Sofia Daguerre · Daretti, Scrap Savant · Mind Stone · Veteran Motorist · Brazen Dwarf · Goliath Truck · Priority Boarding · Scrap Trawler · Ichor Wellspring · Dispatch · Hierophant's Chalice · Skysovereign, Consul Flagship · Smuggler's Buggy · Chalice of Life // Chalice of Death · Daredevil Dragster · Command Tower · Clifftop Retreat · Battlefield Forge · Sacred Foundry · Sundown Pass · Mech Hangar · Spectator Seating · Temple of Triumph · Furycalm Snarl · Boros Garrison · Rugged Prairie · Buried Ruin · Rogue's Passage · Great Furnace · Ancient Den · Rustvale Bridge · Exotic Orchard · Arid Mesa · Sunbillow Verge · Country Roads · Evolving Wilds · Inventors' Fair · Myriad Landscape
🃏 Recommended cards for Captain Rex Nebula
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Captain Rex Nebula, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Parhelion II | 63% | +62% |
| Pia's Revolution | 59% | +57% |
| Salvation Engine | 58% | +57% |
| Combat Thresher | 49% | +48% |
| Voyager Quickwelder | 51% | +47% |
| Foundry Inspector | 56% | +47% |
| Steel Seraph | 46% | +45% |
| Valor's Flagship | 45% | +44% |
| Skitterbeam Battalion | 44% | +44% |
| Clown Car | 43% | +43% |
| Threefold Thunderhulk | 43% | +41% |
| Hijack | 41% | +40% |
| Aeronaut Admiral | 41% | +40% |
| Trash for Treasure | 41% | +40% |
| Vexing Puzzlebox | 40% | +39% |
| Frogmyr Enforcer | 39% | +39% |
| Kolodin, Triumph Caster | 37% | +37% |
| Mech Hangar | 38% | +37% |
| Gastal Thrillroller | 36% | +36% |
| Start Your Engines | 35% | +34% |
| Mysterious Limousine | 34% | +33% |
| Strionic Resonator | 37% | +33% |
| Barbarian Class | 33% | +33% |
| Colossal Plow | 34% | +33% |
💰 The best cards for your Captain Rex Nebula deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Parhelion II
- Pia's Revolution
- Salvation Engine
- Combat Thresher
- Voyager Quickwelder
- Foundry Inspector
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vexing Puzzlebox
- Strionic Resonator
- Lithoform Engine
- RMS Titanic
- Chandra, Spark Hunter
- Comet, Stellar Pup
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Clown Car
- Cybermen Squadron
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Captain Rex Nebula
- Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge → Infinite card draw, Near-infinite storm count, Infinite draw triggers
- Rings of Brighthearth + Basalt Monolith → Infinite colorless mana
- Heliod, Sun-Crowned + Walking Ballista → Infinite damage, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Aurelia, the Warleader + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Combat Celebrant + Helm of the Host → Infinite combat phases, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite tapped creature tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Frequently asked questions
What is Captain Rex Nebula's color identity?
Captain Rex Nebula is Boros (red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Captain Rex Nebula come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Captain Rex Nebula deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.1 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 25 % of the time and floods 17 %. Deck health: C (50/100).
How many lands should a Captain Rex Nebula deck run?
Real Captain Rex Nebula decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Captain Rex Nebula?
The three highest-synergy cards are Parhelion II, Pia's Revolution, Salvation Engine. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Captain Rex Nebula decks.
What combos does Captain Rex Nebula have?
Captain Rex Nebula has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Sensei's Divining Top + Foundry Inspector + Mystic Forge. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Captain Rex Nebula deck cost?
You can start cheap: Parhelion II, Pia's Revolution, Salvation Engine are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.